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Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market: A Socio-Economic Analysis
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This article explores the socio-economic conditions of Syrian refugees in Turkey with the help of the Household Labour Force Survey. Firstly, it describes and analyses some of the challenges derived from an expansive population pyramid, low school attendance rates and high labour market attachment from an early age. Then, it assesses the employment and wage structure of Syrian workers, including the estimation of returns to schooling and a test for employer discrimination towards Syrian refugees. On the one hand, the results suggest that refugees are not discriminated against comparable Turkish employees. On the other hand, for Syrians with university degrees, informal work arrangements and lack of prior learning recognition make their return to schooling five times lower than that of formally employed Turkish citizens.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Destekleyen Kurum
International Labour Organization
Teşekkür
The author would like to thank Varol Dur and the Program of Support for Refugees’ team of the ILO office in Turkey for useful comments on earlier versions of this manuscript. The provision of the 2017 Household Labour Force Survey by the Turkish Statistical Institute under the license 27964695-622.03-E.26626 is appreciated.
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Ekim 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
4 Aralık 2019
Kabul Tarihi
7 Eylül 2020
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2020 Cilt: 28 Sayı: 46
APA
Pinedo Caro, L. (2020). Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market: A Socio-Economic Analysis. Sosyoekonomi, 28(46), 51-74. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.04.03
AMA
1.Pinedo Caro L. Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market: A Socio-Economic Analysis. Sosyoekonomi. 2020;28(46):51-74. doi:10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.04.03
Chicago
Pinedo Caro, Luis. 2020. “Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market: A Socio-Economic Analysis”. Sosyoekonomi 28 (46): 51-74. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.04.03.
EndNote
Pinedo Caro L (01 Ekim 2020) Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market: A Socio-Economic Analysis. Sosyoekonomi 28 46 51–74.
IEEE
[1]L. Pinedo Caro, “Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market: A Socio-Economic Analysis”, Sosyoekonomi, c. 28, sy 46, ss. 51–74, Eki. 2020, doi: 10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.04.03.
ISNAD
Pinedo Caro, Luis. “Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market: A Socio-Economic Analysis”. Sosyoekonomi 28/46 (01 Ekim 2020): 51-74. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.04.03.
JAMA
1.Pinedo Caro L. Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market: A Socio-Economic Analysis. Sosyoekonomi. 2020;28:51–74.
MLA
Pinedo Caro, Luis. “Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market: A Socio-Economic Analysis”. Sosyoekonomi, c. 28, sy 46, Ekim 2020, ss. 51-74, doi:10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.04.03.
Vancouver
1.Luis Pinedo Caro. Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market: A Socio-Economic Analysis. Sosyoekonomi. 01 Ekim 2020;28(46):51-74. doi:10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.04.03
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